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Black History
Black History Month
The Sheffield African Heritage Culture Forum have curated learning resources to support Black History Month since 2022.
Black History Learning Resources Pack (2024 edition)
Black History Learning Resources Pack (2023 edition)
Black History Learning Resources Pack (2022 edition)
‘Black History Month and Beyond’ Secondary/FE Resources
Learn Sheffield have been working with our colleagues at Opus to make some of the content that they have developed during Black History Month available to Sheffield schools and academies. The content below is available across the Opus platforms (online and via Now Then magazine) but also here to make it easily available to schools and colleges.
Now Then Video Content
Black History Month for White Teachers and Dummies Trailer:
Melissa Simmonds is the founder of MisTÂûght and a parent who believes that Black (British) History benefits all children and should be woven through the curriculum from Key Stages 1-4.
Black History Month for White Teachers and Dummies Full Workshop
Melissa Simmonds is the founder of MisTÂûght and a parent who believes that Black (British) History benefits all children and should be woven through the curriculum from Key Stages 1-4.
Black History Month and Hip Hop Culture with Otis Mensah
As we celebrate Black History Month, Otis Mensah reads Ode to Black Thought from his debut poetry collection Safe Metamorphosis & reflects on what hip hop culture means to him.
Black History Month: Sabrina Richmond on Steve Bilko
Storyteller Sabrina Richmond talks about the erasure of the presence of Black people throughout history & what Black history means to her.
Now Then Article Content
Contributing to Black History Month as a White Man
White people engaging with Black History Month is always going to be uncomfortable. But sitting with this discomfort, and using our privilege for good, is how we start to dismantle racism at a systemic level, all year round.
On structural racism, the TV industry and White Allyship
In a year that has highlighted vast structural inequalities, Annalisa Toccara speaks to David Olusoga about his MacTaggart Lecture, what white allyship means, and how society can address racial disparities, ahead of David’s appearance at Off The Shelf Festival of Words.
On Black
Local artist speaks about creativity, mental health, the Black Lives Matter movement, and her upcoming exhibition at Abbeydale Picture House.
I Am Not Your Baby Mother
This must-read unpacks life as a black mother in modern-day Britain.
Writing From The Richest Of Places
Desiree Reynolds has curated the Black Women Write Now strand of this year’s Off The Shelf Festival of Words, which captures the essence of Toni Morrison’s proclamation that being a black woman writer is not a shallow place, but a rich place to write from.
"Never let anyone tell you to stay in your lane"
The effects of the Covid-19 pandemic have significantly impacted the Northern arts and cultural industry, with some organisations closing their doors. Annalisa Toccara spoke to Lauren Yvonne about the challenges of being a theatre producer during this time and the advice she would give to emerging black theatre practitioners.
Coloniality in the NHS – A Call for Change
This year has highlighted both the importance of the NHS and our society’s deep structural racism. The NHS is itself not immune to racism, which stems from Britain’s colonial past.
R.I.P. ‘Tradition’
Looking back over Magid Magid’s time as Lord Mayor of Sheffield, Isabelle France asks: What happens when an entire city steps outside of its comfort zone? Pretty much what you would expect: conflict, outrage - and a little bit of hope.
Tackling Racism Across the Leadership Pipeline
Online event brings people together to discuss the impacts of systemic racism in Sheffield and find solutions for collectively disrupting the system.
The Library of Life
Sheffield-based online library lending service celebrates the rich and diverse cultures of Africa and the Caribbean.
Windrush Poetry Competition 2025
The Windrush Poetry received 277 entries from across all wards of the city. The gold winners from each category were invited to a celebration ceremony at Sheffield Town Hall on Saturday 28 June 2025.
The Sheffield Young Poets Award 2024-25 (Windrush) is now open for submissions from young poets aged 7-16. The competition is open to all educational settings in Sheffield.
The theme of this year's competition is on ‘Windrush'. Poems must be previously unpublished and written in English.
Download the flyer
Judging will be split into three age categories:
- Ages 7-11 (KS2) - primary
- Ages 11-14 (KS3) - middle
- Ages 14-16 (KS4) - secondary
There will be a first place and runner-up prize for each age group within each of Sheffield’s 6 parliamentary wards.
- 1st Prize = £50
- Runner up = £25
- All winners will also receive a goodie bag, including a £20 Waterstones book token
There will be 36 prizes in total. The parliamentary wards are listed below:
- Brightside & Hillsborough
- Central
- Hallam
- Heeley
- South East
- Penistone & Stocksbridge
To enter
The competition has closed.
The 18 winning poems will be edited by Sheffield’s Poet Laureate, Danaé Wellington, into a published anthology. Each winner will receive a copy of the anthology, signed by Danaé. The six winners in the KS4 category will be invited to attend a free writing skills one-day summer workshop in August 2025 hosted by Danaé Wellington.